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An exploration of the counselling work experiences of South African trained Advanced Psychiatric Nurses (R212) working in state psychiatric facilities in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Since the ground-breaking work of Hildegard Peplau, counselling is an essential competency of Advanced Psychiatric Nurses (APNs) all across the world. In South Africa, the teaching directives of the South African Nursing ...
The relationship between the nutritional status of children within early childhood development centres in delft and their compliance to the expanded programme of immunization and routine vitamin a supplementation
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Public health care interventions namely, the Expanded Programme on Immunizations (EPI) integrated with the Vitamin A supplementation programme (VAS) has been used for many years with the main intentions of preventing and ...
An exploration of the barriers and enablers that NGO service providers experienced in delivering community-based rehabilitation services to children with cerebral palsy in the Bitou local municipality, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Presently, two main modalities of service delivery with regards to cerebral palsy rehabilitation exist in South Africa: institution-based and community-based rehabilitation. The Framework and Strategy on Disability and ...
Assessing the knowledge of, attitudes to and stigma towards prep among South African women
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a biomedical prevention option proven to be effective in preventing HIV transmission. It is offered in public and private health facilities in South Africa although PrEP uptake remains ...
The cost of gaps in existing food price-stabilizing market policies in urban areas for poor women and their families: the case of Addis Ababa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Food inflation has been a challenge in Ethiopia since prices of staple foods started rising in 2005, particularly threatening the food security of relatively poor and marginalized groups, such as women. However, there is ...
A comparative analysis of multidimensional poverty in South Africa focusing on the Western Cape and Eastern Cape between 1996 and 2016
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Remarkable progress has been made in South Africa since the transition from Apartheid to a democracy. Despite this, socio-economic challenges persist, and poverty remains a major problem in post-apartheid South Africa. ...
Dealing with violence against women in South Africa: A case study of the changing responses at the Saartjie Baartman centre for women and children in Cape Town (1999-2018)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Against the backdrop of a pandemic of violence against women (VAW) particularly in the Cape Flats areas of Cape Town, this mini-thesis reviews the history and programmes of the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Women and Children ...
Optimising business architecture maturity for enhanced alignment of business and IT
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
There are several inputs from industry observers of the continued plight of aligning Business with IT. Alignment today is regarded by numerous as one of the most important aspects for successful businesses. It is noted ...
Rebellious Black femininities: Embodiments of freedom, desire and agency in South African popular culture from 1980 to present
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
In this thesis, I explore the notion of rebellious Black femininities and how they are articulated through and within popular culture in South Africa. I focus on the biographies of some women who have occupied the South ...
A review of Principal training and development to determine preparedness as managers of organisations in the South African context.
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Globally, public education systems are understood to be critical to the development of societies and provides an essential service for the public benefit. In order to do so effectively, there has been acceptance that ...